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• 421. Which English king is well known for defending against Viking invasions and promoting learning?

  • Alfred the Great
  • Edward the Confessor
  • Harold Godwinson
  • William the Conqueror

• 422. In what year did the Battle of Hastings take place?

  • 1066
  • 1215
  • 1348
  • 1485

• 423. Who won the Battle of Hastings in 1066?

  • Harold Godwinson
  • William the Conqueror
  • Edward the Confessor
  • Cnut

• 424. What major survey of land and property did William the Conqueror commission in 1086?

  • The Domesday Book
  • The Magna Carta
  • The Bayeux Tapestry
  • The Book of Kells

• 425. In what year was Magna Carta signed?

  • 1066
  • 1215
  • 1348
  • 1485

• 426. Why is Magna Carta historically significant?

  • It limited the power of the monarch and established that the king was subject to the law
  • It established the Church of England as the official state religion
  • It ended the Wars of the Roses
  • It abolished the feudal system

• 427. What was the name of the deadly plague that swept through Britain in 1348?

  • The Spanish Flu
  • The Black Death
  • Cholera
  • The Great Plague of London

• 428. Approximately what proportion of the population is thought to have died in the Black Death of 1348?

  • Around 5%
  • Around 20%
  • Around 40%
  • Nearly 100%

• 429. Which series of civil wars in the 15th century were fought between the houses of Lancaster and York?

  • The Wars of the Roses
  • The English Civil War
  • The Hundred Years' War
  • The Jacobite Rebellions

• 430. Which battle in 1485 ended the Wars of the Roses and brought Henry Tudor to the throne?

  • The Battle of Hastings
  • The Battle of Bosworth Field
  • The Battle of Agincourt
  • The Battle of Naseby

• 431. Which Tudor king broke from the Roman Catholic Church and established the Church of England?

  • Henry VII
  • Henry VIII
  • Edward VI
  • James I

• 432. How many wives did Henry VIII famously have?

  • Two
  • Four
  • Six
  • Eight

• 433. Which Tudor queen is known for the long and prosperous period known as the Elizabethan era?

  • Mary I
  • Elizabeth I
  • Anne Boleyn
  • Lady Jane Grey

• 434. Which famous playwright wrote during the Elizabethan era?

  • Charles Dickens
  • William Shakespeare
  • Jane Austen
  • Geoffrey Chaucer

• 435. In what year did the Spanish Armada attempt to invade England?

  • 1588
  • 1605
  • 1666
  • 1707